Reasons that justify 10 years of work
godard! ten years old. And a good question that comes to mind, in this first decade of work, is: what has led us to these ten years, and keep going as if it were the first issue? First, a reason that is more than enough: our indestructible love of cinema. Second, we might say, the need to express ourselves, to think the film, and understood as an indispensable spiritual nourishment, as a way to undertake a search of ethics, too. Thirdly, perhaps, because we need to disagree on a whole way of understanding not just the story of the Peruvian cinema, but the history of cinema in general.
But there stops godard! Finally, we realized that we have ended with much more than write articles and reviews. Without realizing, or be very aware of it, we cover a space for independent criticism, imparcializada, and selfless, something that we missed when we were starting fresh. It is curious, but perhaps symptomatic, that no critic of godard! has been invited to be part of the official jury of the Festival of Lima, or CONACINE contests, and on the other hand, we say that we made our modest contribution to disrupt a long, uncritical, and boring exaltation Francisco Lombardi and Augusto Tamayo as the major reference of the current Peruvian cinema.
On the other hand, maybe it hurts to speak, and not precisely a reason to celebrate, but godard! has become the only independent specialist in film coming out, on time, every three months and the only currently in circulation, which has come to an edition 27. We also have no qualms in saying that we are the only magazine of film criticism that takes the time to comment on the releases of the commercial billboard, and the only one who has bothered to decentralize its activities, making presentations and leading film festivals in cities like Arequipa, Chiclayo and Trujillo. Continuing with this outreach, we are pleased to schedule continuously, in collaboration with the Cultural Center of Spain, cinema free to the public, inviting the manager and explain our comments. Finally, as teachers, we offer special courses for the public interested in learning more about movies.
Without realizing it, too, have led to the emergence of a new generation of film critics, which fills us with joy. Our critics have participated, as international jury at the festivals of Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Montreal. Our correspondents have been accredited to the world's major festivals: Cannes, Berlin, Sundance, Sitges, BAFICI, Montreal, Viannale, Lima, Mar del Plata, Valladolid, In Edit, and Ars Electronica. Also, we call, all around us, a special team of foreign partners: Ezequiel Acuña, Jorge Morales, Joel Poblete, Fabian Sanchez, Eduardo D. Benitez, Silvia Romero.
addition to writing regularly about Peruvian-film which hits theaters and flowing marginally, which takes place in Lima and the provinces, we have approached the directors. Here are our interviews with directors such as Armando Robles Godoy, Claudia Llosa, Daniel and Diego Vega, Gianfranco Quattrini, Javier Corcuera, Fernando Montenegro, Rafael Arevalo and Jorge Vignati, organizing discussion groups on cycles of national cinema, promotion display Peruvian independent film and the introduction of magazine award godard! the best Peruvian film of the year reconocimiento que fue otorgado, en 2010, a Octubre de Daniel y Diego Vega.
Pero, quizá, nuestros recuerdos más entrañables giren en torno a un gran hombre: Armando Robles Godoy. En estos diez años, ayudamos a rehabilitar su prestigio crítico. La Muralla Verde fue declarada por esta revista, antes que ninguna otra, como la mejor en la historia del cine peruano, y tuvimos el privilegio de ofrecerle un homenaje en vida, el primero y único que recibió por parte de críticos peruanos. Finalmente, gracias a los comentarios de godard! , los programadores de Bafici se animaron a rastrear el whereabouts La Muralla Verde, and found the only existing copy. We believe that, just for this reason alone, it was worth doing godard! And until now we ask, what does the exclamation point?
But there stops godard! Finally, we realized that we have ended with much more than write articles and reviews. Without realizing, or be very aware of it, we cover a space for independent criticism, imparcializada, and selfless, something that we missed when we were starting fresh. It is curious, but perhaps symptomatic, that no critic of godard! has been invited to be part of the official jury of the Festival of Lima, or CONACINE contests, and on the other hand, we say that we made our modest contribution to disrupt a long, uncritical, and boring exaltation Francisco Lombardi and Augusto Tamayo as the major reference of the current Peruvian cinema.
On the other hand, maybe it hurts to speak, and not precisely a reason to celebrate, but godard! has become the only independent specialist in film coming out, on time, every three months and the only currently in circulation, which has come to an edition 27. We also have no qualms in saying that we are the only magazine of film criticism that takes the time to comment on the releases of the commercial billboard, and the only one who has bothered to decentralize its activities, making presentations and leading film festivals in cities like Arequipa, Chiclayo and Trujillo. Continuing with this outreach, we are pleased to schedule continuously, in collaboration with the Cultural Center of Spain, cinema free to the public, inviting the manager and explain our comments. Finally, as teachers, we offer special courses for the public interested in learning more about movies.
Without realizing it, too, have led to the emergence of a new generation of film critics, which fills us with joy. Our critics have participated, as international jury at the festivals of Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Montreal. Our correspondents have been accredited to the world's major festivals: Cannes, Berlin, Sundance, Sitges, BAFICI, Montreal, Viannale, Lima, Mar del Plata, Valladolid, In Edit, and Ars Electronica. Also, we call, all around us, a special team of foreign partners: Ezequiel Acuña, Jorge Morales, Joel Poblete, Fabian Sanchez, Eduardo D. Benitez, Silvia Romero.
addition to writing regularly about Peruvian-film which hits theaters and flowing marginally, which takes place in Lima and the provinces, we have approached the directors. Here are our interviews with directors such as Armando Robles Godoy, Claudia Llosa, Daniel and Diego Vega, Gianfranco Quattrini, Javier Corcuera, Fernando Montenegro, Rafael Arevalo and Jorge Vignati, organizing discussion groups on cycles of national cinema, promotion display Peruvian independent film and the introduction of magazine award godard! the best Peruvian film of the year reconocimiento que fue otorgado, en 2010, a Octubre de Daniel y Diego Vega.
Pero, quizá, nuestros recuerdos más entrañables giren en torno a un gran hombre: Armando Robles Godoy. En estos diez años, ayudamos a rehabilitar su prestigio crítico. La Muralla Verde fue declarada por esta revista, antes que ninguna otra, como la mejor en la historia del cine peruano, y tuvimos el privilegio de ofrecerle un homenaje en vida, el primero y único que recibió por parte de críticos peruanos. Finalmente, gracias a los comentarios de godard! , los programadores de Bafici se animaron a rastrear el whereabouts La Muralla Verde, and found the only existing copy. We believe that, just for this reason alone, it was worth doing godard! And until now we ask, what does the exclamation point?
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